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40:38 Interview with Angela Altamirano Interview with Angela Altamirano	Interview with Angela Altamirano Angela Altamirano, 70, talks with her social worker Joel Olivier, 44, about her life story, from her birth in Nicaragua to her life in San Francisco. war stories immigration stories appearance ethnicity birth coming of age personal experiences earliest memories memories of growing up memories of former times traumatic memories historical events/people community businesses schools siblings parents extended family nicaragua managua sandinista movement nicaragua somocista movement nicaragua germany san francisco ca night school english classes (esl) From - UM Libraries 0 likes 1 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Altamirano, Angela Olivier, Joel Genre Oral histories Language Spanish Creation Date September 21, 2009 Creation Place San Francisco (Calif.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460001520001001
40:24 Interview with Amber DiPietra Interview with Amber DiPietra	Interview with Amber DiPietra Kari, 33, and Amber, 31, talk about working at the non-profit Lighthouse for the Blind, and the way their personal experiences inform their work. appearance workday life craft skills and procedures customers and clients coworkers job satisfaction workplace characters regimens cures illness family doctor stories anecdotes (humorous but true stories) personal experiences traumatic memories memories of former times political beliefs and practices social beliefs and practices prejudice identity racism discrimination urban life community organizations influential people community worthies community history san francisco ca disability services disabilities independent living movement blindness visual impairment photography art shows galleries “insights” [gallery show] lighthouse for the blind non-profits social services volunteers vision loss vision impaired artists eyesight american foundation for the blind peer counseling sighted people computers readers email internet colleagues From - UM Libraries 0 likes 1 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator DiPietra, Amber Orvik, Kari Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 23, 2010 Creation Place San Francisco (Calif.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460001500001001
33:53 Interview with Silvia Ros Interview with Silvia Ros	Interview with Silvia Ros Silvia Ros, 40, and her domestic partner Anne Swanson, 35, talk about their involvement in the gay rights movement and the movers, shakers and everyday people that have inspired them. craft skills and procedures coworkers strikes and protests marriage weddings first meetings death photography collecting personal experiences recitations and poetry memories of growing up historical events/people discrimination identity social beliefs and practices political beliefs and practices community organizations influential people sexual orientation parents children spouse florida san francisco california proposition 8 matthew shepard shepard act hate crime act judy shepard cuba don’ ask don’t tell policy washington dc court case gay rights 1960s civil rights lesbian will and grace jackson memorial hospital miami beach domestic partner equal protection clause constitution cynthia nixon From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Ros, Silvia Swanson, Anne K Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 14, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460000550001001